Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29

MAJOR was about 10 ''tealh the trutb H.
Bible and Key. aud that they were ali
summoned to his presence for that nnr
pose. P''
ut will como out nown ssIa ola
John-ap John. Better confess before
hnr has any more trouble"
And he looked at Peter Morgan.
Every one else looked al him too
but they made nothing By that, and after
such preparations as were needful M
little troop filed into the parlor and
stood before the major Miss Block.
ihwalte aud her friend. And al once
all eyes were rlveted upon a thick
Bible, corded about SO as 10 bind viii
IN It's leaves great iron door kew.
The major was gravcr than before
lie arose and addressed the conclaye
with an ar that proved how much i'm.
porianee he attached to the supersti.
lious ceremony which was about to be
performed.
MY friends. lac said. 1--WE are nbout
70 ask heaven TO Judge us. Reflect.
deception Is longer impossible. Let
The guilty confess and make restitution.
and will treat him leniently--there Is
Yet time. do not wish 10 resort Ia
harsh measures.
But no one spoke and the major took
up the Bible.
John ap john" he said, .,clear
Yourself first" Aud the old man
walked slowly toward his master.
Holding lhe Bible by The key. he re.
'1aled the names OF the three persons
Of the Trinity. and called upon them TO
witness TO his perfect honesty. And
the key remained imnoyablc. and old
John returned 10 his corner, angry slill.
but feeling he had proved himself en-.
rely above suspicion.
la turn his fellow. servants followed.
the women burst ng into Tears rs they
retired. leaving the koy sim unturned
between Tie gr At Bible leaves. And
~ last i came 10 Peter Morgan's
turn.
The man came forward boldly
enough and took firm hold Of The KEY.
Then bs began 10 utter the sacred
names With which the asscyeration Of
hs Innocence commenced.
God the father-GOd the Som"
But then boiOre he could utter
another worl the key turned in the
y ble-iurned fairly around bcfore al
those eyes which were riyctel upon Il.
and the raerrd book itself dropped from
Peter Morgan's hand
"For MI that, never touched The
diamonds. " he cried. Bot no one there
believed him. The test Of tho Is bic
and key was considered iniallible, aud
ie was sen, 10 prison to await his trial.
/, was proved that on tho morning
after The loss Of the diamonds Peter
Morgan liad gone over 10 the village.
where bis mother lived. aud not only
paid her rent, but bought her red
COW. aud that lie would not tell whence
tho money came. Now. pressed upon
the point, he declared that lac had sold
n silver watch for L. but did not like
10 say 50. because Il WAS an heirloom
ia ,hc family. having been gwen to his
father by n rich man. whose servant
hu hAi been. but he had sold Il TO a
travelling pcdIer 30 that The proof
could not bc given. and in tho end his
guilt seemed quito established. aud ho
was doomed TO ''bc hanged by tho
neck until he was dead. upon The old
gailows 81 GwcllIown. Il being bclicv-
Cd by all that n, the last moment ,e
would make confession.
Miss Blackthwailc was much distress
cd. but she believed that when once
the kos had turned all doubt Of Peters
guilt bad vanished and that her sym.
pRlhy wis thrown AWAY
As for the major. hc would not lIayo
inicrturrcd with the laws Of his coun-
lry had !, been possible, and Johu-ap-
John and his fcllow-seryauls thought
no fa,o too bad for one who had cast so
much susp ciou upon them -and the
day drew near on which ho was TO die,
aud only his poor old mother came TO
THE PRISON gates 10 weep or went fran
tcally about 10 gain speech with those
who had power in their hands aud tell
them that she was sure of her Peter
aud tia, he was tho best son who ever
| we'd. aud 10 beg them on her Bonded
knees TO believe rs she did.
Potter Morgan was 10 bc hung, and
c,ergvmen were with him hourly and
confession was advised rs a means OF
n,onemcni. and he was warned against
obstinacy. but all in vain. No confess
sion fell from h lips. Instead lie said
something which seemed blaspborny TO
those who heard II.
II know tho koy turned in my hand.
But il wasn't Coils do NJ. Satan had
hand IN Il, for Il told lie. Incver
saw the diamonds. ="
And in this mood tho dreadful day
found him.
Peters old mother came TO HIM in
prison that day. and their parting was
q dreadful thing to see, but sun no
said: Il am Innocent" and she was
taken away, and he marched, with
guards about him and his hands bound
toward the awful spot where be was to
meet his fate, and the clergyman whis-
porod: